Tank Action

An Armoured Troop Commander's War 1944-45

By: Captain David Render, Stuart Tootal

Narrated by: Roger Davis

A gripping account of the Second World War, from the perspective of a young tank commander.

In 1944, David Render was a nineteen-year-old second lieutenant fresh from Sandhurst when he was sent to France. Joining the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry five days after the D-Day landings, the combat-hardened men he was sent to command did not expect him to last long. However, in the following weeks of ferocious fighting in which more than 90 per cent of his fellow tank commanders became casualties, his ability to emerge unscathed from countless combat engagements earned him the nickname of the 'Inevitable Mr Render'.

In Tank Action Render tells his remarkable story, spanning every major episode of the last year of the Second World War from the invasion of Normandy to the fall of Germany. Ultimately it is a story of survival, comradeship and the ability to stand up and be counted as a leader in combat.

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©2019 Captain David Render and Stuart Tootal (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group

A must read for any tank platoon leader

As the words flowed from the narrator, it took me back to my days as a tank platoon leader. The story is compelling and is repeat with all of the small interactions only known by me who ride steel into battle.

Well done

This is one of those books that is a pleasure to absorb. Simple and easy to follow with a perfect amount of information and history the result of which is an increased amount of respect for those who served.

It Doesn't Get Any Better!

Great story, well read, couldn't put it down. Now I think I shall read it again.

An amazing story, told by one who was there

Touching, shocking, thought provoking and shot through with a thread of humility. Well worth your time

One of the best tank combat books I have read

An excellent book. Great detail and pulls no punches regarding command structures, senior officers and other ranks (although I suspect that some names were changed in the latter group). Together, the author and co-writer do an excellent job of marrying the strategic, tactical and personal aspects of tank warfare in NW Europe. After 70 odd years I can forgive the very, very few factual errors - Welsh Guards 2nd btn/Guards Armoured Div liberated Brussels and not the separate 6th Guards Armoured division - my dad was in the second WG Cromwell into Brussels. An excellent memoir from a very brave boy and man about a tremendously accomplished British regiment - The Sherwood Rangers.